As the saying goes, "buying a car is easy, raising a car is difficult", car owners in the car, only need to take out the down payment to pick up the car, but the maintenance of the vehicle in the later stage is the most time-consuming and energy-consuming event, car maintenance includes small maintenance and large maintenance, maintenance items are various, the most critical thing is that the maintenance cost of the 4S shop is more than twice as expensive as the outside repair shop, which also makes the vast majority of car owners begin to question "should the maintenance of the car go to the 4S shop?" "I'm an engineer, I've been driving cars for 20 years, I've had three new cars, each of which has run more than 200,000 kilometers, and I feel like I can answer this question responsibly for everyone."
Car maintenance, should I go to the 4S shop?
As far as I am concerned, the car during the warranty period, I am going to the 4S shop for maintenance, the warranty period of the vehicle, its maintenance project is very simple, generally are to replace the oil, machine filter, air conditioning filter, air intake filter, etc., no additional costs, the reason why this stage to go to the 4S shop for maintenance, is completely afraid of the vehicle during the warranty period there are quality problems, convenient for follow-up rights protection matters.
After the warranty period, I am going to the outside repair shop maintenance, the oil selected by the repair shop is fully synthetic oil, with their oil, free maintenance also gives away the filter element, the maintenance cost is half cheaper than the 4S shop, 4S shop maintenance includes more than 100 man-hours, more than 400 oil, machine filter 35, and outside the repair shop maintenance, the total cost is less than 300 yuan. However, the maintenance of the repair shop has a defect, its maintenance process is not as formal as the 4S shop, the oil inspection, whether the chassis is broken, whether the tire is partially worn, whether the lights are normal, the inspection of these items is very sloppy, and the owner needs to stare at them and instruct them to complete.
In addition to small maintenance, the car also needs to carry out large maintenance, such as replacing brake oil, engine coolant, brake discs, engine timing belts, ignition coils, etc., these maintenance items are relatively complicated and more professional, but with the professional skills mastered by the repair shop technicians, they are enough to cope with this simple repetitive and monotonous maintenance work, are the work of removing and removing screws, replacing parts, and any junior high school student can easily be competent. Outside the vehicle maintenance, it will not affect the overall performance of the car, will not affect the durability and reliability of the vehicle, and the performance of the vehicle is directly related to the owner of the choice of oil quality, parts grade, please believe me, even if you choose the best parts or oil, its maintenance price is much cheaper than the 4S shop.
If you have enough confidence in the vehicle you choose to buy, in addition to the first insurance, I think there is no need for the owner to go to the 4S shop for maintenance. I changed three cars, the first with a range of more than 300,000 kilometers, the second with a mileage of more than 200,000 kilometers, and the third with a mileage of 150,000 kilometers (now in use), all of which do not have any quality problems.
Where to go for car repairs?
In addition to the maintenance of the car, it also involves the repair of the car. I think that the reason why the car needs to be repaired is that on the one hand, because there is a collision accident, the vehicle needs to be repaired, on the other hand, the car has abnormal noises, sudden setbacks and other faults, and it is necessary to accurately find out the problem and then solve the problem. Regarding the maintenance of the car, I think it is better to go to the 4S shop, after all, the maintenance process of the 4S shop is more formal, focusing on all the cars of a certain brand, if the vehicle is damaged because of the collision accident, the 4S shop can provide the original parts for replacement, if it is because of the quality problems such as the vehicle noise, setbacks, etc., the 4S shop is also easier to find the problem point of the car, even if they have limited technical level, can not find the root of the problem, the 4S shop can also find the manufacturer for help, the owner's problem will always be solved.
Therefore, as far as I personally believe, when it comes to the maintenance of the vehicle, the owner does not need to go to the 4S shop; but if it involves the maintenance of the vehicle, the outside repair shop is difficult to solve the specific problems of a specific model of a brand due to the limited technical level, and the owner is best to choose to go to the 4S shop for rectification.